Full-day nursery in Bottesford, North Lincolnshire
Mel's Totstop Day Nursery
Rosecliffe, Rossall Close, Bottesford, SCUNTHORPE, DN16 3QT · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since November 2010Reference EY415454Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 10 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places41 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 February 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Rosecliffe, Rossall Close, Bottesford, SCUNTHORPE, DN16 3QT · More nurseries in DN16
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Repton Drive, Timberland and Oundle Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bulls Field5 min walk
- Chancel Park8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In North Lincolnshire there are about 3.7 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Mel's Totstop Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Rosecliffe, Rossall Close, Bottesford, SCUNTHORPE, DN16 3QT, in Bottesford, North Lincolnshire. It is registered for 41 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel's Totstop Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Little Rascals NurserySessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Holme Valley Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.1 miles
- Bottesford Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected April 2025 0.6 miles
- The Grange Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.6 miles
- Bottesford Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Oakfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.7 miles
- Leys Farm Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.9 miles
- Willoughby Road Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 1.0 miles
- St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.0 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Mel's Totstop Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Mel's Totstop Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 10 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Mel's Totstop Day Nursery take?
Mel's Totstop Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 41 children at any one time.
How do I contact Mel's Totstop Day Nursery?
You can call 01724 851333.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY415454 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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